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My problem was a activation issue that couldn't be helped over the phone so the lady at microsoft wanted me to call the technicians. Well I decided against it and tried to find another way and thankfully the key on the bottom of my computer can be used when activating window so it's genuine (which I didn't know).

But because I had nothing important on my computer I was going to try and just do a system recovery. So I really have no solution, now I could still try and do a recovery if you would like me to try extracting and getting it to run. Just let me know I would be happy to help.

If your computer is less than a year old, then you still have tech support under warranty to get the Recovery partition fixed, which is normally handled by sending you a Recovery disk set. Even if out of warranty, most maker's only charge shipping so you can decide if it is worth it to you to have the disk set which will restore the computer to factory condition.

With the disk set, you can even delete the Recovery partition to recover the space into your OS if you are happy with it, run the DIsks to reinstall both the Recov partition and the OS, or just sit on them and see how things go.

Most tech enthusiasts try to find a clean copy DVD installer of the OS so they can clean reinstall without the factory bloatware using the Product Key stickered to the machine. With HP, you can even extract your favorite apps from the Recovery Disks, or find any needed drivers on their webiste Downloads page for your model. https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...tml#post488270

Finally, we have been hearing reports here that MS is mandating that makers must provide a clean copy DVD of the OS (as they did with Upgrade kits Vista>Win7) if customers demand them. Perhaps you can test this if you want and report back what you find.

Just a friendly warning- that message about the recovery drive being full is highly undesirable. The Recovery partition on OEM computers are only meant to be READ from and not written to. What happens is that, often unknowingly for the user, system restore points keep getting written to that partition. This will render the Recovery partition unusable. You can configure your machine NOT to do so, see this page on how to.

System Recovery

Vaio VPCEH system recovery & system repair discs not workingWhen I first got this Vaio I made the recovery & repair discs... unfortunately I made them on DVD-RW and apparently they are not compatible (don't work) I also did a system image on my external hard drive... and again does not work. I no longer have the recovery partition available so ya there's...

Installation & Setup

System stuck following recovery by NeoSoft Easy Recovery for Win7 Pro.Hi,
My system is multi-boot (XP,Win7, Win10) pc. I got stuck, unable to access my Win7 partition.
I ran NeoSoft Easy Recovery for Win7 Pro, choose Repair, but ended up with a computer halted at the "Verify DMI Pool Data".
Is there anything I can do to access, each and every OS om my drive?

Software

0xc000000f Recovery Error - System Recovery Discs not being processedHello,
My computer has many corrupt files. I have done both sfc /scannow and chkdsk /r multiple times, but the corrupt files still remain. Unfortunately, my HP's recovery manager is also corrupt so I decided to do a full factory restore. Because I couldn't do a full factory restore from the...

Backup and Restore

Operating system does not show up in System Recovery OptionsHey guys. I have an Acer laptop with Windows 7 that has crashed and will not boot. I do not have a Windows 7 CD nor do I have the money to pay for one. When my computer boots up, it says "BOOTMGR IS MISSING" and I press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and it loops back around to that page. I created a System...